I too will add my experience. I could not find my gparents . So I contacted the Catholic Church in or near the city and they had their marriage record. I am assuming they went directly to the Church. The rectory clerk was very gracious and made a copy for me. She did not ask for a fee, but I mailed a check in her name and Thanked her again. Ilona > Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 13:47:00 -0500 > From: normmeinert@verizon.net > To: paallegh@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ALL] Marriage records > > Just adding my two cents on this subject . . . > > I've noticed almost none of my family marriages are listed at > FamilySearch either, and the bulk of them were united in a Catholic > church in Sharpsburg, PA, however, some marriages that were performed > outside the church by J.P's or similar, are listed. So my assumption is > that the church (or Diocese) did NOT submit the marital data to the > county. The data is available via the Diocese, for a fee. This may, or > may not, be specific to certain Catholic parishes . . . but in my case > it appears to be so. > > Norm > > > > Helen Owens wrote: > > Clare and everyone. > > It is possible that the marriage record of a couple will not appear on the > > family search or other lists. My parents do not. I know when, where and > > have pictures of their wedding in 1930. Also knew and talked about it with > > various relatives who were at the wedding and reception. Have even seen the > > wedding certificate. Have not been able to find them in the various lists. > > Why I am not certain. It in a way makes you smile. Their parents and > > siblings are on the lists. Even their aunts and uncles and one set of > > great grandparents . Mistakes are made > > Helen in Pgh > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > From: "Clare" <BurghRoots@comcast.net> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 6:49 PM > > To: <paallegh@rootsweb.com> > > Subject: Re: [ALL] Marriage records > > > >> If the marriage isn't at the court house, then they most likely didn't > >> marry there. Have you checked West Virginia? Many couples went to > >> Wheeling to marry. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx They > >> could have gone to another county. > >> > >> The person who found information on your family said he got it from the > >> Newspapers on Ancestry, not from your tree. > >> > >> Clare > >> > >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >> > >> Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > >> http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >